Car-bearing.



Patented Apr. '6, 1909.

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J. R. BAKER, M. LOUGKSK: W. R. CLARK.

GAR BEARING.

APPLIOATION FILED 001'. 3,1907.

91 7,522. Patented 6, 1909.

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lUNlilfEil b TATEti JACKSON R. BAKER, OF MAPLEWOOD, AND MENZO LOUOKS AND WILLIAM R. CLARK, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY; SAID CLARK ASSIGNOR OF ALL HIS RIGHT TO VAN ALSTYNE LOUOKS, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CAR-BEARING.

No. 917,522. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 6, 1909.

Application filed October 3, 1907. Serial No. 395,795.

To all whom it may concern: construction; Fig. 2 is a plan of the saddle Be it known that we, JAoxsoN R. BAKER, of the bearing, and l ig. 3 is a reverse plan ltiniizo LoUcxs, and WILLIAM R. CLARK, or underneath view of the bearing disk recitizens of the United States, residing at moved from said saddle; Fig. 4 is a central 5 Maplewood, in the county of Essex and vertical section of the bearing disk and a State of New Jersey, Jersey City, in the portion of the saddle, taken longitudinally county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, of the axle, showing a slightly modified conand Jersey City, in the county of Hudson struction, and Fig. 5 is a similar section and State of New Jersey, respectively, have taken transversely of the axle; Fig. 6 is a 10 invented certain Improvements in Carplan view of a portion of the saddle, illus- Bearings, of which the following is a specifitrating said modified construction, and Fig.

cation. 7 is a reverse plan of the bearing disk re- This mvention relates more particularly moved from said saddle. to the axle bearings of locomotive tenders, In said drawings, 1 indicates a car axle 15 passenger equipment, freight cars or the like, having the journal 2, shoulder 3 and end and to the means employed between the collar 4, all said parts being of any usual and journal bearing of the axle and the box ordinar T construction. carrying the load to reduce or overcome the The journal. of the axle, and bearing about friction therebetween and obviate what is to be described, are inclosed by a box or 20 known as hot boxes, as represented by the housing 5 of any suitable type commonly prior patents of Jackson H. Baker, No. employed and which at its upper part lies 213,731, issued April 1,1879, No. 244,107, between the bearing and the load carried issued July 12, 1881, No. 370,034 issued Septhereby. This box 5 has at its inner end, teinber 20, 1887, and No. 572,517, issued Do as at 6, suitable dust guard means, and at its 25 ceinber 8, 18%. lower part 7 serves to contain the waste and The objects of the invention are to secure oil for lubricating the journal; the top of a greater freedom of movement at the car the box provides a seat 8 for receiving the hearing whereby it may readily accommoequalizing bar of the truck, and at the outer date changes of position of the axle with reend of the box is a door or cap 9 providing ac- 30 s ect to the load carried thereby, to enable cess to the interior thereof. A

t 1e bearing to adjust itself to operate in dif- Upon the ournal 2 of the axle is arranged ferent positions; to obviate grinding and a saddle 10 which in length reaches between wear between the flanges of the wheels and the shoulder 3 and collar 4, and circumfer the rails of the track, and. between the ends entially extends one-third more or less of the 35 of the bearing and the shoulders of the axle; distance around the journal. Above the said to lessen the danger of displacement of the saddle, and against the top or interior wall of wheels from their normal relation with rethe box, is arranged a key 11, which is prefspect to the rails, such as the flange of a erably Hat on top to fit against the box and wheel mounting onto the tread surface of has at its sides and outer end shoulders,

40 the rail; to thus avoid liability of accident marked 13, at the end, to engage correspondand wrecks and secure greater safety, to ing projections upon the box and hold the enable the improvements to be applied to key in place with respect thereto, one of said different kinds of bearings, including those projections adapted to engage the shoulder already in use; to reduce friction to the being shown at 14. This key is removed 45 minimum and thus secure an increased savand inserted through the door 9, when the ing of power and fuel, and to obtain other load is raised, by means of an opening or hold advantages and results as may be brought 15 at its outer end. The key 11 has at its out in the following description. under side a spl'ierical concavity, and upon Referring to the accompanying drawings the to p of the saddle 10 is a disk with a corre- 50 in which like numerals of reference indicate sponding spherically convex top adapted to corresponding parts in each of the several fit into said concavity in the key. The botfigures Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal tom of the said disk has a flat bearing surface section of a car bearing of our improved which engages in a substantially horizontal plane a flat portion of the top of the saddle, and preferably this said engagement of the disk and saddle permits a relative sliding in any direction in said plane, means being provided for suitably limiting such sliding. This improved construction not only enables the rocking motion which has been a feature of the earlier inventions above referred to, but also enables the bearing to adjust itself within certain limits in a horizontal plane. The result is that instead of having to raise the entire load when the key tends to slide up the rounded surface of the disk, the disk can simply shift its position slightly and adjust itself as is required.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, a bearing disk 16 is shown which rests flat at its lower side upon the saddle 10 and is provided with a round central projection or stem extending into a recess 18 in the saddle. Preferably the end of this stem clears the bottom of its recess sufficiently, as at 19, to insure that the pressure is all between the disk and top of the saddle, and furthermore through the said stem, and also through the entire disk and the saddle, extends an oil hole 20. The key 11 has in its lower surface a concavity to receive the top of said disk 16.

In Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7, a bearing disk 21 is shown which has a projecting stop 22 which is four-sided and preferably longer in diameter in the direction of the length of the axle bearing. This stop 22 fits into a recess 23 of the saddle 24 and the dimensions of this recess are shown as greater than the corresponding ones of the stop, so'that a certain amount of lost motion is permitted. Preferably there is more looseness of fit at the ends of the recess, or in the direction of the length of the axle, as at 25, but there is also a looseness transversely as at 26, if desired. Besides the longitudinal and transverse sliding thus provided for, it will be obvious that the disk 21 can twist or rotate to a limited extent, and a combination of all these movements tends to great flexibility and facility of adjustment in the bearing. It will be understood that with the bearing disk 21 just described, a key with a corresponding crown or concave bearing as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or any other suitable or appropriate form, may be em )loyed.

l t will be noted that the means which We show for limiting movement of the bearing paratively weak. Furthermore, the said location of the recess and projection facilitates the access of oil through the oil holes shown, and from them to the entire bearing surfaces of the disk. It will further be noted that by our improved construction the bearing disk is located on the top of the saddle and the means above described for limiting the movement of said bearing disk are between it and the saddle. This permits the key 11 to be inserted between the bearing disk and top of the box, the engagement of such key with the box being by plain flat surfaces and with the bearing disk being by spherically curved engaging surfaces which are continuous or devoid of any projections. This arrangement and construction enables the key to be drawn out or removed by a minimum acking up of the car, and further enables said key to be withdrawn from the car bearing independently of the bearing disk and without disturbing or displacing said bearing disk in any way whatever. All the advantages of a separable and sliding bearing disk are thus secured by our invention with out necessitating a key which is of unusual construction or arrangement and without re quiring any special construction of box other than the standard make.

Wherever herein a part has been described as having a stem which enters a recess in an adjoining part, we wish it understood that said stem and recess could be reversed in their location if desired. Furthermore, it should be noted that the spaces which our improvement calls for between the different members of the bearing or their parts, facilitate the passage or transmission of oil throughout the entire bearing and thus conduce to its perfect lubrication.

Having thus described. the invention, what we claim as new is:

1. In a car bearing, the combination with an axle journal and a box inclosing said journal, of a saddle fitting at its under side the said journal and having a plane upper surface, a separable bearing disk having a flat under surface slidably engaging said plane surface of the saddle and having a spherically rounded top, cooperating means upon the saddle and bearing disk for limiting their relative sliding upon said engaging surfaces, and a key between the said bearing disk and the box having at its bottom a spherically concave seat for the rounded top of the bearing disk and at its top a flat surface adapted to lie against the top of the box, said spherical engaging surfaces of the key and bearing disk being continuous and devoid of projections, and the key having a handle projecting at the outer end of the axle and being removable from the bearing independently of and without displacing the bearing disk and saddle.

2. In a car bearing, the combination with an axle journal and a box inclosing said journal, of a saddle fitting at its under side the said journal and having a plane upper surtace, a separable bearing disk having a flat under surface slidably engaging said plane surface of the saddle and having a spherically rounded top, one of said slidably engaging I surfaces having a projection and the other a recess loosely receiving said projection and allowing a limited relative movement of the said slidable parts, and a key between the said bearing disk and the box having at its bottom a spherically concave seat for the rounded top of the bearing disk and at its top a Hat surface adapted to lie against the top of the box, said spherical engaging surlaces of the key and bearing disk being continuous and devoid of projections, and the key having a handle projecting at the outer end of the axle and being removable from the bearing independently of and Without g displacing the bearing disk and saddle.

3. In a car bearing, the combination With an axle journal and a box inclosing said journal, of a saddle fitting at its under side the said journal and having a plane upper surface, a separable bearing disk having a flat under surface slidaloly engaging said plane surface of the saddle and having a spherically l laces having in itself an oblong recess, a correspondingly shaped sten'i on the other slid l able part projecting loosely into said recess and preventing complete relative rotation of the said slidable parts While permitting a limited relative movement of them, and akey bel tween the said bearing disk and the box havj ing at its bottom a spherically concave scat j for the rounded top of the bearing disk and the top of the box, said spherical engaging surfaces ol the key and bearing disk hemg I continuous and devoid of pro ectlons, and j the key having a handle pro ecting at the l outer end of the axle and being removable from the bearing independently of and Without displacing the bearing disk and saddle.

JACKSON Bl. BAKER. l MENZO LOUCKS.

j WILLIAM R. CLARK.

Witnesses l RUssELL M. EVERET'l,

l ETHEL B. REED.

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